| 单词 | arguing |
| 例句 | In December 1891 Burnham received a proposal from a tugboat manufacturer arguing the case for steam launches at the exposition. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z She was arguing with another girl over the chair. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z How they fought over that one like schoolgirls arguing over who will hold whose hand! In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "In the kitchen, arguing about names for the wolf pups." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Slave owners fought back, arguing that owners should be able to list their slaves as property when they arrived in France and take them with them when they left. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z He heard two quick yells, as if two people were arguing or one person was arguing with himself. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z While we were arguing about what was Chinese and what was Japanese, I noticed this family of five tall blond people standing near us. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z In arguing, too, the parson owned his skill, For, even though vanquished, he could argue still, While words of learned length and thundering sound Amazed the gazing rustics ranged around. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “All this arguing is very bad for Hari. It must stop. We can take a child’s pass on the railway for the girl, and she won’t eat much.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z They were arguing about leaving and he was carrying the brunt of the argument. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The Exposition Company’s shrinking war chest had driven its relationship with the National Commission to a new low, with Director-General Davis arguing that any new federal money should be controlled by his commission. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z No police sirens, no loud music, no couples arguing outside his window on the street. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Crowds of people are standing around, passionately arguing philosophy and social theories. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Said Minister Wilfred X of the Detroit mosque, “We would be ignorant to get confused and go to arguing and fighting among ourselves and forget who the real enemy is. ” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew that I was no longer arguing with him but with Death itself, with Death that he had already chosen. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “I feel bad that we’re arguing on our second day together.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Valentine’s kitchen table started the culture of debate on the farm, when Valentine and his friends—and later, visiting scholars and noted abolitionists—stayed up past midnight arguing over the colored question. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z From the way they glare at each other, I can tell they’ve probably been arguing. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z After dinner, as Neel waited for his sister to wash the plates, they heard their parents arguing inside the hut. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z He made no friends there, had no fun beyond talking and arguing, yet described the experience as the best time of his life. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The Americans are arguing with the captain and a man who climbed aboard from a tugboat. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z To avoid arguing with his father, he acquired the habit of silence and soon discovered it was far more comfortable. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z In a moment the platform was full of arguing, gesticulating shadows. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “Do what you like. I’m sick of arguing with you.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Our little pile of things grew, and we began arguing over what was necessary. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z John Henry and Ayanna were arguing with Brer, who had both paws crossed over his chest and a determined look on his face. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z But he wouldn’t vote for such a law, arguing that it was just another example of the government sticking its nose into people’s business. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Thankfully, the audience was still arguing heatedly among themselves, so nobody seemed to notice as they scrambled toward the door. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z A murmur of voices reached him and he quickly stepped into an alcove, squatting beside a drinking fountain as two men and a woman walked past, all wearing white coats, arguing about Web servers. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z A guy had been arguing with someone in a room near the stairs on this floor. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z John Henry frowned but was no longer arguing. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z On the long flight back to Washington, D.C., he stood in the back of his windowless military airplane, arguing about the situation with Bob Komer, one of President Johnson’s aides on Vietnam. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Nicolas made fun of his social concerns, arguing that only a fool with the calling of an apostle would go out into the world seeking misery and ugliness with the stump of a candle. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z We spent so long arguing in the street that now we’re about to miss curfew. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z They appear to be arguing about something, but it must not be serious, because some of them are still smiling. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Some ministers of state stood by it, arguing and looking grim, but my father was not among them. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Now no one could use it—not us, not injured persons—and there was no point in arguing or delaying any further. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Valerie thought nothing of speaking her mind in a roomful of opinionated men, often managing to deftly bring people around to whatever side she was arguing. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Captain Smith grumbles, but there is no arguing with President Wingfield. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Good friend that he was, he did not waste time arguing. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z He did not want to ride in her car, did not like how her voice rose above Master’s in the living room, challenging and arguing. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Even when we weren’t living in one room, I heard Pop’s nightmare groans, heard him and Ma arguing about money. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z He’d taunted them repeatedly in school, arguing that the idea of God and of organized religion in general was very nearly insane. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Lucy Stone did not attend the meeting, and she objected to excluding men from the organization, arguing that her husband had worked as hard as anyone else for women’s suffrage in Kansas. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The two got to arguing about chain gangs, which I think Pa intended all along. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I started to protest, not wanting him to feel obliged to tell me what he liked about me just because we’d been arguing, but he continued, undeterred. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She wormed her way out into the backyard, where a knot of boys were chugging beer and arguing about the football team’s chances of the playoffs. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z One of them was arguing with a guy from the Ares cabin. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “The name of the wind came to me when I was arguing with Elxa Dal. When I shouted it his braziers exploded in a cloud of burning ash and cinder,” he chuckled. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I could hear them arguing in under- tones. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z That would usually turn into an argument, but today, we all know that we don’t want to spend this last moment arguing. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I heard Lady Seymour arguing with the fellow in charge, but he would not listen to her pleas. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z At my door, before I can even get my key out, I hear my parents arguing on the other side. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z They’ve made up their minds, and arguing with them will only make my punishment worse. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Everyone was talking in Farsi, arguing back and forth too fast for me to make anything out. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Victoria Woodhull arguing before the House Judiciary Committee that Congress should pass a declaratory act confirming women’s right to vote as a provision of the Fourteenth Amendment. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “I heard you guys arguing. Why did you hesitate when he asked you if you loved him?” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z My father woke up and began arguing sharply with my mother in the bedroom. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z As Cheetah kicked her one night in the living room, Deborah yelled, “Why you always have to be arguing and fussing with me?” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Isobel hesitates, glancing around at the clientele, a mostly bohemian crowd sipping absinthe and arguing about art. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Even the crows on the roofs were arguing. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z She kept smiling so that no one at Rosemary’s house would know they were arguing. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Mini was a couple feet away from her, furiously arguing with...with herself? Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z We go into our room, and I close the door, but I can still hear them arguing. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z There was no arguing with Doña Charito over the color of the vermilion coral in the umber depths of the aquamarine oceans. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z But they also weren’t too busy arguing to pay attention to her. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z I turned and walked away from the arguing children, feeling tired and disgusted. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z We went from stall to stall, arguing about every item we picked out. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “Why are we arguing about this now?” he asked. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He was too busy arguing with a fat old farmer in overalls. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “And remember the grootslang? It only showed up after we started arguing about which way to go.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Theresa and I put her buttons back as best we can, arguing over where they should go. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Dimple was excellent at arguing with Mamma, but when it came to confrontations with other people, her backbone somehow became jellylike. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The priests here were famous for arguing to get the best altars for their own services. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z There was no point in arguing it further. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z When Big Time reached the street a man was arguing with a policeman while a tow truck hooked up his car. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z George Post persuaded him at least to hear what Burnham had to say, arguing that if Hunt stood down, the others would feel pressed to do likewise, for such was Hunt’s influence. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z But then, one day, as I came up to the cottage with a pail full of steamers, I overheard him arguing with Miss Maggie and knew it had something to do with me. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z They could attempt to stop HeLa research through a lawsuit, arguing that it’s impossible to anonymize Henrietta’s cells, which contain their DNA. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Sticky’s eyes bulged, but Reynie cut him off before they could start arguing. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “Was that what you were arguing about the day she left?” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry did not say anything to this; he still felt angry at the reception his confidences had received, but could not see what was to be gained by arguing further. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Further notice” could easily be never if the arguing sides didn’t come up with a compromise. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z A couple, both with bright blue Mohawks, is arguing in front of the Fifty-Second Street subway entrance. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z My uncles and cousins started arguing about it. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z FOREMAN: All right, let’s stop all this arguing. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The old man in the toy booth was arguing with the girl. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z “Stop arguing with me. You look like you lost a battle with a thresher.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Sometimes, when Mom and Dad are arguing, she threatens to pack up our stuff and take me and Abbey out of the Keys to “go start a normal life.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Mother and Daddy started arguing again on Sunday. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Across the room from her, a man forgot what he was arguing about, why he was even arguing. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z My mom’s voice turns from fearful to frantic as she begins arguing with my dad in Urdu. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z There wasn’t any point in arguing with him, I realized. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z That was very different, Bunderson thought, from, say, eating, which no one was arguing was inherently distracting, not creating a cognitive load. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z But it was no use; all witches in attendance were arguing and yelling, and the room only grew louder and louder. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z If Hazel woke up the rest of the crew every time they had a problem, they’d just start arguing again, feeling more and more hopeless. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z A pastoral letter from the General Association of Congregational Ministers of Massachusetts denounced the sisters as unwomanly and unchristian, arguing that they would fall in “shame and dishonor in the dust.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Then after a while, teacher and team agreed that they were arguing chicken-or-egg. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Groups of people pointing and arguing energetically in front of a Vermeer had become a common sight. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z We watched two women arguing across a dinner table. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z My friends had pinned me to the ground and were vehemently arguing. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Momma starts to say something else to me, but she’s too busy arguing with Miss Jackson. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Inmates are not at large at night, swarming around you on their way to chow, arguing with you when it’s time to “lock in,” calling you names, stressing you out. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s no use arguing and fighting with Enrique, he tells her. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z They were conversing in low voices, perhaps arguing, and the young wife appeared worried at what her husband was saying. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z “I’ll stop arguing if you promise to try to get Father out.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z If a spat with Delly can reduce him to arguing with himself, he’s got no business learning how to assemble a gun. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z But only because I don’t feel like arguing any more. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z But ideally you and your friends wanted the place just to yourselves, so there was often jockeying and arguing. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z My chance of winning was so small there was no point in arguing over who wrote the better poem. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Miss Duncan is still occupied with the pony drivers, most likely arguing about the fee. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z We were so busy arguing about how to go up to her that we didn’t even realize that she had come up to us. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Steven had been reading an article about some new animals being added to the Brookfield Zoo, and now he was arguing with Alan about which was more dangerous: a lion or a black rhinoceros. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z Tab and Celeste were standing together against the wall on the other side of the loud auditorium, clearly arguing. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Experts arguing, This isn’t the first time this has happened. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She hadn’t lost her temper exactly, but her voice was frighteningly stern, and the men’s voices, which until this point had been arguing with her, fell silent. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She spent even more time with the debate team and at tournaments, once arguing in the persuasive category in favor of child support. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Mr. and Mrs. Franklin were arguing in the kitchen. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “Not sure he wants to remember Afghanistan. Or arguing with my mom. Mom says, ‘It’s nobody’s fault, they “grew apart.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z Historians who project large Indian populations, Low Counter critics say, are committing the intellectual sin of arguing from silence. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I think she’s probably just trying to make Julia and me stop arguing, but I have to slap her hand anyway. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z She passed out propaganda arguing that women didn’t need the vote because they were already represented by their husbands, fathers, and brothers. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The mayor and the old man were arguing again by the time I got close enough to hear. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Our country has changed,” Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote for the majority, arguing that the law’s original requirements were no longer justified. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z He is particularly mute when he and Moushumi get together for dinners with groups of her French friends, drinking Pernods and feasting on couscous or choucroute, smoking and arguing around paper-covered tables. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I also kept arguing for the value of experimentation. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Another round of arguing and shouting broke out. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z It was a vast room, full of people loudly talking and arguing. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Guests are speaking in Bengali, hollering, arguing, talking on top of one another, the sound of their laughter filling the already crowded rooms. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The two started arguing, and when Ivy threatened to punch June in the face, Joe jumped between them, calmly telling Ivy he would do no such thing. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Gunters had filled countless message board threads arguing about the meaning of the painting, about what the black dragon signified or whether it signified anything at all. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “But Lena was arguing with them. She didn’t want to go.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Hamilton resisted the recommendation, arguing quite plausibly that such a specific proposal was inappropriate for an address designed to operate at a higher altitude. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He’s the type of friend you find yourself constantly arguing with—especially when it comes to his shitbox Falcon. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z The worst part of all, though, is that I can hear my parents arguing in their bedroom next to ours. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Dede would start by pleading, then arguing with Minerva to be reasonable, to stay home. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Student! Which side are the English arguing? God or free will?” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The next moment, then, we were all relieved to be arguing again—a bit artificially perhaps—about the tokens. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew they had been brought up together, had known each other sixty years, had never not loved one another deeply, and it thrilled him when he could hear them arguing. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Paulito was only one inch tall, but he wanted to be king. Not because he was greedy or anything like that, but because his village wouldn’t stop arguing and fighting over petty nonsense.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z She could hear the voices of the meeting ahead, behind a closed door: men’s voices in muted arguing. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “She has been one of the most vocal on the council arguing for action against Kronos’s minions. If she is absent, the gods will decide nothing. We will lose another year of war preparations.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z And somehow that was even worse than you and me arguing all the time because it was like I was invisible. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She was arguing more from habit than conviction. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “Loud voices, arguing, will only make her more insecure.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I know I used to say I wanted to be a lawyer like Minerva, but the truth is I always burst out crying if anyone starts arguing with me. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, standing in my room arguing with me, she looked stuck. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z They were arguing with one another and giving Eldin, the goalie, a hard time. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z A scholar named Thomas Cole, however, published an ingenious speculative essay in 1991.2 Corax’s name—giving extra piquancy to the judge’s joke—means “crow” in Greek, and Cole starts out arguing from common sense. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z There was nothing Spurge could do that would be worse than arguing about the recent war and reminding everyone how many of their friends and family had been killed fighting the elves. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z But there was no arguing with the sun, and presently she moved her head and threw her arm across her eyes and murmured: ”Pan—Pan...” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z In many written passages it’s unclear whether the author is arguing for a position or is explaining a position that someone else is arguing for. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z He was behind a huge barricade, arguing with a police officer. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The sailors from one of the boats were standing about arguing whether or not they were supposed to go to the Somerset for the night, or over to Charlestown. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z When he received his authors copies he saw that FitzRoy had added a volume with a religious polemic arguing against Charles’s geological findings—that the earth was formed gradually and was still being formed. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Galileo makes only three references to the laws of nature, on each occasion when he is arguing against the theological objections to Copernicanism; there are no laws of nature in his more properly scientific works. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z But as the wave expended its force and the waters withdrew, the bleak rocks remained; there was no arguing with fate; neither his despair nor Lyra’s had moved them a single inch. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z When they come, I slip them my note and go back inside, where the men are still arguing. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He whipped his head back so fast to the card game the brothers were arguing over that Steve appeared to have momentarily laid down before bouncing back upright. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z When she wasn’t speaking to her cousin, she spoke to her husband, shorter conversations, in which she ended up arguing about whether to have chicken or lamb for dinner. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Dany could hear her handmaids arguing behind her, debating who was going to win the day’s final match. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z With all the arguing and jokes about Mr. C„ the trip seemed real short. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Keep up the arguing, my grandfather says, I'll take you both down to city hall. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z He was incompetent and incoherent when arguing a case in court. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The letter man was busy explaining to an interested group the history of the W, and off in a corner the Humbug and the Spelling Bee were arguing fiercely about nothing at all. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z After they were done arguing, I asked him if he wanted to know what I’d heard, but he didn’t. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “But arguing with Griphook about whose race is most underhanded and violent isn’t going to make him more likely to help us, is it?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z While the Fifteenth Amendment did not mention sex, she said that because it specifically prohibited disenfranchisement by race, women were included, arguing that “a race comprises all the people, male and female.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z That made him feel guilty, and a little bit selfish, to be standing here arguing with her. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z What was the point in arguing with dream people, who mixed you up. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Far off, he hears the children arguing, then the chiming of the doorbell. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Hooper was a nuisance, always arguing and being stupid, like a baby, or else trying to say and do things that would scare him. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z While we were arguing about what was Chinese and what was Japanese, I noticed this family of five tall blond people standing near us. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z We were arguing quietly, or at least I was. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “I do not know whether this is arguing as if one side were true & the other false, which I meant to avoid, but I think not.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I was looking over the medicines, trying to figure out which would be best for her, when I heard someone arguing. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z I found myself arguing alone against the majority opinion and then I made still another amazing discovery. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d been home all day, arguing with financial news shows on television. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Thus at the peak of the Civil Rights Movement, activists and others began to turn their attention to economic problems, arguing that socioeconomic inequality interacted with racism to produce crippling poverty and related social problems. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Frederick, still arguing with Powell, gave him an order: Surrender the medicine or take it back to the doctor. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know what amazed me more, the fact that they were arguing about kittens, or that they’d managed to forget that I was in the car. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I was still arguing with her when the taxi pulled up at the curb, long slants of rain illumined in the headlights and the tires throwing up low fans of water. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He handed out massive bribes to the Nazis in command of Auschwitz, all the while arguing that the women were "experts," "highly trained," and "irreplaceable." The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z No more arguing and citing examples and quoting the famous dead and castigating the infamous living. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z When she reached the cabin, Old Rit and Ben were arguing. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The other ghosts heard him uneasily, but he was all the guidance they had, so they followed without arguing. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z When I wake up near morning, I’m still in the Sledge Game, and I’m chasing the woman who brought the card and arguing with the kid. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z She also pointed out that the federal rights established by the Fourteenth Amendment took precedence over states’ rights, arguing that the states could not prohibit women from voting. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He loved arguing about old movies, even more than I did. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Instead she is arguing with a man on the other side of the coffee table about a movie by Buhuel. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Terryl was doing a command performance for her debate team, arguing about the deleterious impact of violence in advertising. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z My mother and I continued arguing until we reached a compromise: I would continue on to secondary school only on condition that I obtained a First Class pass. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I had gotten used to Patty and Lu snapping on each other and arguing. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I offer them the Commandant's remaining letter only to find myself arguing with them over its authenticity for ten minutes. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z You’re arguing that the fragile, rare thing is beautiful simply because it is fragile and rare. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z “Everyone laughed at him. They said a man who was one inch tall could never rule a village. They got so worked up that they started arguing again.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The owner recognized Kwang immediately, and stopped arguing with the other man and quickly bowed. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside I could see a bunch of mean-looking kids, both girls and boys, arm wresding and arguing with each other while rock music blared. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z When we got into the lobby, I found my mother and Paul arguing with the bald security guy, who’d returned to his post. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z But there wasn’t any use in arguing about it with Father. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She could hear angry voices coming from a window, many men talking and arguing all at once. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Mr. Washburn is still arguing with the remaining policeman about helping with the dented trunk. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Some suffragists favored more militancy, arguing that silence was a sign of weakness, not strength. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He couldn’t say, as Hume did and we do, that there’s no arguing with the facts. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Rupert and Miss Anderson start arguing, and the other man finally interrupts. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I shrugged because it was easier to go with him than to continue arguing. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “It may metaphorically be said” was a bit of British reserve, but it was clear what Charles was arguing. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone yells, and I turn to see the manager arguing with Ronan. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z “It’s okay,” I say without much interest, for I am still arguing with Alice. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thanks. I’m scared of what will happen if they can’t stop arguing.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Marlena and August are arguing so loudly I can hear them twenty yards off. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z A crowd of older men stood in front of the Garden, arguing about the fight. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Afterward Davis and Burnham remained at the club arguing quietly until five o’clock the next morning. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The guards were arguing with the wagon driver now, and one of them was pointing at Inej. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Because of cases like these, a growing number of activists—ethicists, lawyers, doctors, and patients —are arguing cases and pushing for new regulations that would grant people the right to control their tissues. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z I am arguing here from dates of publication: Galileo had already developed a sophisticated theory of falling bodies, backed up by exquisite experiments; but he had not published, and would not until 1638. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I don’t respect them because it seems to me that most of their time was spent arguing about things that are not really important. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of the time Momma and Dad don’t like arguing in public but Momma was real hot. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z His parents began arguing then, but Wash stopped listening. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z As I started packing up my gear, we kept arguing. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z At his words, there was an immediate clamor of loud voices arguing for and against the likelihood of a swift and easy Communist defeat in the hands of American military might. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z He spoke slowly, threateningly: “Are you arguing with me?” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They were arguing about my eyes, or about my glasses. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z That was Hiram’s point, and we really went round and round, arguing over, I guess, a period of a month, in person, through letters, on the phone. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Two pennies left over. Two pennies left over,” Natalie says like someone is arguing with her math. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “And besides,” I told her, “I overheard something—Professor Nemur and Dr. Strauss were arguing, and Nemur said he’s positive that nothing can go wrong.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Two boys had been frozen while arguing over a comic book. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Front porches were full of living room furniture, old couches and armchairs, people playing checkers, arguing, waving fingers, and breaking into laughter. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “What are we even arguing over? We make out behind the Dumpster and in an old parking lot. That doesn’t really seem like anything worth arguing for.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Alba had no trouble obtaining the key to her mother’s pantry, arguing that there was no need to hoard ordinary flour and poor men’s beans when you could buy Baltic crab and Swiss chocolate. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They weren’t arguing yet, but it sounded like that’s where they were heading. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He was arguing with her in a low, attractive voice. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Sometimes I just want to ask my parents if my dad is going to be okay or why we don’t always have enough food in the house or why they’ve been arguing so much. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Strange how when I’m in the college cafeteria and hear the students arguing about history or politics or religion, it all seems so childish. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “Well, you see, I’m not actually arguing, sir. So I don’t really know. But I’ll be there!” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Soon enough, my sisters’ wedding plans turned to arguing over how to throw rose petals. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Forty minutes later she was inside the physics building once more, arguing with the porter, but this time she had a trump card. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z How would it be if he refused to permit the change of subject, if he insisted upon arguing the case against Malfoy? Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z But Roy didn’t get the terrible telling-off we were expecting, and in the days that followed, there were reports of guardians talking—even arguing—about the tokens question. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z "Just do as you're told and stop arguing," the father snapped. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z George didn’t bother arguing over who did the finding. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z The sluggers abducted me before I learned what my parents were arguing about. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Sarah’s white cloth cap bobbed away in the distance as I looked for a path out of the crowd, but bodies pushed in from all sides to watch the two men arguing. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Police officers are arguing with the protesters and a tall man with dreads has his hands handcuffed behind him. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Mom spends a lot of time arguing on the phone with Dad. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Besides, the black elite had always wrung concessions from the white power structure—slowly but surely—through back-channel meetings, arguing their case in a dignified, rational, and, above all, civil manner. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Even when it came to arguing about God’s existence, he kept coming back to those crass gambling Frenchmen. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z He didn’t understand what the men were arguing about, but he knew what would happen if someone caught him listening. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d escaped her tiny hometown in the shadow of Fort Hood, pulled night shifts at diners to put herself through law school, and was arguing discrimination cases before the Supreme Court by thirty. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z They had set off down our driveway, arguing, while I went inside. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z A dog barked nearby and now she could hear arguing: a hubby shouting at his wife, a tyke being slapped. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no arguing with the fact that even with his challenged sense of style, Barack was a catch. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I wonder if she is still arguing with those uniformed people and if she has thrown those important documents in their faces and cursed their children’s children. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I peek through the crack in the door to find men and women in army fatigues arguing as they huddle over a Battleship board game. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z There’s no point in arguing, no point to reminding her of my mother’s disastrous marriage. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z No one dared challenge the color of the granite again, but arguing went on for hours. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z When the owl had finished arguing with himself, Matthias called out, “Cap’n Snow, sir, there is a question that I must ask you.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I heard a commotion in the living room, the girls arguing again, but the front was locked and I had the only key. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z There was a lot of loud talking, pointing, and arguing. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “He started arguing with himself like he was two people. The guards had to take him away. On the good side, no one seemed to notice I finished his stew.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z When she reached the doorway, Hazel heard arguing. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “He’s not going, and arguing about it is getting us nowhere.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “You will begin it tomorrow, and that is all I have to say about the apprenticeship. Do not waste your breath arguing.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z When we found seats, Cecile was still with the bus driver, arguing with him. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z She complains, too, but there are also moments when they simply forget that they are supposed to be arguing. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Ivy wondered again how much Robin had overheard of her and Layla’s arguing, how Mom totally tuned them out. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z There were clips of panel discussions, where preachers and community leaders sat around arguing for me. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z They’re all still arguing, and my forehead breaks out in a sweat again. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z They sat cross-legged on the floor with the Geographer between them, arguing about whether the M&M’s they’d picked were the same size. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z X-Ray went first, and when Armpit reached the one next to him, he could hear X-Ray arguing with the ticket agent. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z As you’re walking, sound washes over you, the steady thrum of human activity, people talking in a dozen different languages, chatting, haggling, arguing. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Nobody is in the living room, but from the entryway, I can hear Mom and Dad back in their room, arguing. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z A couple of people are arguing about Shakespeare, and then someone stands on a chair and basically bellows Hamlet’s soliloquy into this other dude’s ear. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z He also defends the relationship some more, arguing, among other things, how much good he is doing Sien: when he first met her, she was pale and sick. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z This raised some eyebrows among men of the black community, but there was no arguing with success. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Everybody else started taking sides—-shouting and arguing and throwing marshmallows. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Of course, there are many different opinions on this topic, and it’s not surprising to hear it frequently discussed in times of war, but...arguing so much about politics is just plain stupid! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Another day they were arguing, and I heard Mami accuse Papi, as she often did, of seeing another woman behind her back when he said he was going to see Abuela. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Father hardly ever hit me, but he hit Sam dozens of times, mostly for arguing. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They can spend days and weeks debating the subject, trading information, arguing with one another on websites and mailing lists. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “He had told me not to, and when I told him that I had, he became very upset. He was drunk. We started arguing, and one thing led to another.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z No men in the guest room arguing politics. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Morgan petitioned the state senate, arguing that Israel’s election was illegal because people from the two poorest sections of town had been allowed to vote without proving they had taken an oath of allegiance. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z “We weren’t arguing,” he said when we got to my door. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Brij and Matthew were arguing loudly about cryptocurrencies and Skid and Aaron were debating which was more important to society, botany or music, but I could barely hear them. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z By the time I get downstairs, he and Mom are arguing. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z And when I glance at the men again, I feel a little bit lucky that they're so busy arguing with each other that Muscle Man is leaving me in peace. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z But some women continued to oppose their own suffrage, arguing that having the vote would threaten women’s role in society and in the home. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Because there’s no point in arguing with Mom about why she’s so unbelievably wrong. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z After arguing with her mother and father for two straight days, she rejected the young man’s proposal. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “Well,” she says, “I suppose there is no arguing with facts.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z They’re arguing, and the voices back and forth make a squeezing pressure inside him and a sense of panic. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Hopefully by the time Uncle Jet and Nali were finished arguing, he could go back outside and get the last few bags. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I couldn’t lose any more time arguing with him. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z There was no arguing with his mom when she used that tone of voice. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z Shrews began kicking, punching, arguing, screaming, wrestling and shouting. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z And so, Gordon, the intern, settled on negligent homicide, the toughest misdemeanor penalty, arguing that the two charges for reckless behavior are not “harsh enough to do justice to the outcome of the accident.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z They began the year by arguing about whether writing was the most accurate way to communicate. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z I once overheard them arguing over which was the luckier number—five or three. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z And she was usually either arguing with or not speaking to my father. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom and Dad are at each other’s throats arguing about all of this—the football practice, the lightning, the kind of place we live in now. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you two taradas are done arguing, we need to go home and change before going up to customs,” Velia said, taking the focus away from Papá and back to the situation at hand. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z They were still arguing as they went out the door, bound for who-knew-where. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He banged the table hard, as if he were arguing with somebody. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no point arguing with Stephen Kellner about dietary indiscretions. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Apparently he could tell from Reyna’s expression that further arguing would not be good for his health. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Sometimes he worked the lunch and dinner shift, and by the end of the night he was worn out, especially since he often found himself arguing with the Greek owner. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Several other legislators responded by arguing that the point was to turn the ban against texting into its own offense. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Outside, two guys were arguing loudly, seconds away from punches being thrown. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z At the next table, men were arguing about the storm and wondering aloud how long the snow would fall. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z My feeling is that, if there really had been pre-Clovis settlement in the Americas, it would have become obvious at many locations by now, and we would not still be arguing. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I could explain it by arguing that profiting from a pitiful flying fish’s navigational mistake made me shy and sorrowful, while the excitement of actively capturing a great dorado made me sanguinary and self-assured. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Once Annabeth had made up her mind, arguing with her wouldn’t do any good. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z We throw the pages on the floor of the van and when Mr. McCaffrey is in a shop arguing we stuff some into our shirts. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z But when Mom gets that red look in her eyes, I know...it’s better to stop arguing. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z There’s no point in arguing with her; plus I see a cute bag on sale in the back of the store. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Farmer, who championed human rights and clearly was on the side of the poor, was arguing against it. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I’m not arguing with him, just stating the facts. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Three years ago: My friends and I would all have been sitting on the steps outside right now, arguing about where to go before our parents expected us home. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Why spend so much valuable time writing and arguing about affirmative action? he wondered. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Paley wrote about natural history, arguing that if you examined specimens carefully, you could see how beautifully they were created, how perfect they were in their adaptations. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z This was not a tykes’ game, where arguing and fighting were expected. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At the moment, arguing with a crazy wind god seemed safer than befriending an angry son of Hades. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The book went on to say that scientists had been arguing about whether or not the Jupiter bird had been able to fly for over fifty years. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Maya had no idea if this was true, but she wasn’t going to waste time arguing with Lauren about it. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He recited entire pages from the Talmud, arguing with himself, asking and answering himself endless questions. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I took one last look at the messy living room, Annabeth’s half brothers spilling LEGOs and arguing, the smell of cookies filling the air. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Again Powell refused, arguing that he must see the secretary. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess I am, so no point in arguing that. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Char starts arguing with Mr. Pajolli about how she ain’t never had those things and how everybody is out to get her. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Naomi came into the kitchen at the sound of arguing next door. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z We play a game called Annoyance, which isn’t particularly hard and is the only game we all enjoy without arguing too much. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z But they managed it at last, and then everybody gathered around the wretched Centipede and began arguing about the best way to get the paint off his body. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z He treated us with complete seriousness, as if we eighth graders, during fifth period, might settle something scholars had been arguing about for centuries. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z ‘Don’t go arguing with any foreigners, and come straight back!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The open-air bus terminal was packed with people shouting, laughing, and arguing. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Calvin seemed to be arguing with Jordan, but Jordan shoved him aside, then whipped his arm forward. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z I didn’t realize that it was a recording—I started arguing with the machine, saying, “I need to call this number. I don’t understand. Why can’t you help me?” Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z And his first publication, in 1836—with his captain— was a letter in the South African Christian Recorder arguing for increased funding for Christian missionaries. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s all calm down,” Lori said in the same voice she used when Mom and Dad got carried away, arguing. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z In a way, they seemed to be arguing the case as if it had nothing to do with me. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z There was no use in arguing with my father over why he did what he did. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z They seemed extremely kind and helpful in spite of all the shouting and arguing that went on between them. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z I hadn't heard any arguing or anything like that in the middle of the night, so I assumed it was cool with Doris for him to stay here. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “I love mixing it up with him. I guess it’s a game we play since we both missed out on the joys of marital arguing— keeps my blood flowing.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Ignoring the waitress’s growing anger, Blair continued to press for service, arguing, with a logic that only infuriated the woman, that if Woolworth’s didn’t want to serve the public perhaps they should sell membership cards. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The boys were all arguing about whether the game was rigged when we heard a splash behind us. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Oscar, I overheard some of that fight this morning. As soon as I realized you guys were arguing, I left, but—” I stifle the confession because I’m thinking his organs may have caught fire. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Never had she heard her elders arguing like this. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z His mother had told him years ago: There is no arguing with Grandmother. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I stepped outside as my parents continued arguing inside. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I was always arguing that comic books were literature too. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z As is always the case with a society, some arguing remained to be done. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to leave him; but I knew there wasn’t any use in arguing, so I said goodnight to Father and Mother, said some prayers, and went upstairs. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I loved the arguing, but I might have overdone it,” he confessed later. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandpa snorted but knew there was no use arguing with her. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Everywhere people were talking and arguing and listening to Chester. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z At the end of the twenty minutes, after arguing for most of it, our group barely manages to complete our supply list. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I couldn’t see him very well in the shimmer from the sunlight off the water, but they appeared to be arguing. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z She was tired of arguing about whose turn it was to choose the Sunday night seven-thirty television show, of injustice, and of the monotony of everything. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The next morning, they picked their way across an ice field splintered by jagged crevasses, keeping to the solid expanses between the deadly rifts, and arguing about Nina’s sleeping habits. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Morse kept his eyes on the arguing men but leaned his face close enough to mine that I could hear him whisper, “We must talk.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z In the next stall, I heard Annabeth and some guy arguing with each other, then the music’s volume decreased drastically. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The arguing continues until Mister Brother finally gives Zohra a number she grudgingly accepts. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Rather than arguing, I picked up the last three bundles of supplies and tucked them on the raft, securing them with straps. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “At least forty. Maybe fifty. No sign of our friends, as far as I can tell. They all seem to be arguing about something, but I can’t tell what they’re saying.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z But when my grandmother shouted in Greek, “A boy!” the cry went around the room, and out into the hall, and across the hall into the living room where the men were arguing politics. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Yet another, tired of arguing, tried simply to intimidate St. George. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I know my father and brother were arguing about what had happened, but all I could think about in that moment was what was going to happen next. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Much the same. We have gardens. Houses. Families. But it is much quieter than this village. There is no arguing. People share what they have, and help each other. Babies rarely cry. Children are cherished.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z People in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, and Libya, by pushing for democracy, are arguing, in effect, for the right to argue. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z But there’s no arguing nicknames once a rugby team tattoos yours in their heads. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Soon we were both huddled over his journal, arguing over what-ifs and team battles. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z We could hear Pa and Big Ma arguing. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z They were arguing some point heatedly, but I was too agitated to listen and simply followed in their shadows, noticing the dull gleam of their polished shoe-leather in the rays of the street lamps. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The children decided we were gonna play abolitionists and slavers when we got to the beach and were arguing ’bout which one each of us would be. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I wasn’t in a good mood because me and my moms had been arguing lately about my Lego castle. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “Our decision to reestablish picketing is prompted by the highest patriotic motives,” Paul said, arguing that the most patriotic thing women could do was to fight for inclusion in the democratic process. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z In the great scheme of things, the typewriter is not nearly as loud as he makes it out to be, but there's no use arguing with him. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Stanton addressed the crowd on the issue of women’s rights, arguing that the topic was relevant at a temperance meeting because many people in the audience still questioned whether women should be permitted to speak. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z And on and on and there we were, back at it, arguing about God’s will. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The only stipulation was that he had to describe the two models impartially, without arguing in favour of the Copernican system, and restricting himself to the astronomical and mathematical arguments on both sides. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Sarai lingered in the half-light of the gallery, listening to the rhythms of Sparrow and Ruby arguing. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z But when facts entered the game everything changed because there is no arguing with the facts: they always win. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z We were both bleary-eyed and quiet because we’d been up late Sunday night arguing about whether or not I should tell everything if I got called on to testify. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z The two were arguing very loudly when Martha pulled a sheet of paper from her pocket and showed it to Kapugen. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z People were shouting, calling, arguing, laughing, selling their wares to any and all from where they stood. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Naturally, he loved spending the weekend arguing and kicking around techno-ideas with people twice his age. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Why not go to court and sue the city of Montgomery and the state of Alabama, arguing that if segregated schools were unconstitutional—as the U.S. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Then I got a little closer and saw what it was they were arguing over. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The men fell to arguing with each other, the women chiming in occasionally. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Didu waits for me to start arguing, but when I don't, she turns and leaves the room. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It was his mom and father, arguing about who was going to have primary custody of Nathan. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z They began directing us to what I thought were our own shacks, but when Miss Grybas and Mrs. Rimas entered one, a woman ran out and began arguing with the guards. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z It wasn’t long after greeting one another that their talking turned to arguing. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z At first, Dad would make sure I was out of bed by noon, but then he stopped arguing with me and let me do what I wanted. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z It is a whirlwind, all of them talking over each other, arguing happily, exactly like old times. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “Boring Sunday. Mom and Dad are arguing about some plant thing, so I was more than happy to get out of the house.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z There were thousands of people there, arguing, selling, and buying; vegetables for sale amongst daggers, and carpets displayed alongside tobacco. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z How much time had they lost, standing here arguing? The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z But then she comes on again and there’s no point arguing. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I listen to sailors laughing and arguing, their card games stretching into the night. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z We were now regularly arguing cases in front of that court. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z When I caught myself staring too much, I turned back to see two full-fledged zombies waiting patiently and arguing about where to drive to next. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z At home, there was her little brother yakking it up, Jen and her mom arguing. words of others at bay. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “Meetings which you used as an excuse to start arguing with Duke Perrington.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She wouldn’t think of arguing with anything Grandmother had taught her. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They were still arguing, with vivid, passionate faces. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z When he said I always helped him when his parents were arguing, I was tremendously happy; it was one step toward making me believe in his friendship. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I know there’s no point in arguing as we scurry across the lawn. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z The voices of the war gods were arguing again in his ears. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I had less success arguing that the States’ greatest virtue was its wide-open spaces where people never went. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z I plug some headphones into the family laptop, select the angel food cake episode of The Great British Baking Show, and turn up the sound so I can’t hear them arguing. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Yossarian snarled, arguing all the more vehemently because he suspected he was wrong. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He was arguing already, threatening lawsuits, the loss of all their jobs. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z When Mama got her mind set a certain way, there was no use in arguing with her. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z There was arguing, then a loosely drawn plan, and a call for volunteers. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z He wanted to stay with Workman, arguing that the rider wouldn’t make the same mistake twice. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “They were arguing over the phone about what they should do.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Sometimes in jails like this, the guards resist uncuffing clients, arguing that it's not safe or permitted to take the handcuffs off a suspect during a legal visit. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z They just get tired of arguing. at the end of the day. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well of course we have to have a countdown,” O’Dell argued, even though no one was arguing with him. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The room erupted with men arguing whether the town was safe to travel through. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z There was more arguing than practicing, but he doesn’t need to know that. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Now I was even more confused because she said she liked arguing with him. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The men were still arguing when we got off the lorry. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z It is very sociable inside my head, and I have perfected the art of getting a lot of people arguing together in silence or in a forum, as I prefer to call it. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Szilard circulated a petition arguing on moral grounds against any deployment of the bomb at all. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z They were arguing over who won a volleyball game. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no arguing with her, none at all. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The funny thing was, Natalie had sounded a little like she was just arguing with her mom. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Not particularly inclined to add hostage-taking to his repertoire of abilities, Dorian had spent hours arguing against it. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The walls weren’t thin enough to hear normal conversations, only raised voices, so they had to be arguing. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Half-way up a fissure in one of the steepest cliffs, with most of its buttons burst, the counterfeit Beast was arguing with its stomach. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z A crowd of black kids gathered, watching my white mother arguing with this white man. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I left them there arguing with each other and took a short walk while they figured things out. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Then they laughed and made jokes, arguing that everybody’s story was the same and that it would be better to write love stories because everyone likes them. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Jon left them there arguing as he returned to the armory, hung up his sword, and stripped off his battered armor. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z There is no point arguing that I don’t look like a clown even though I actually think I look good. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z When I returned, holding the heavy bag at the bottom so it wouldn’t split, Dad and Brian were arguing over the plastic jack-o’-lantern filled with green plastic army soldiers that Brian wanted to bring. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She wished with all her heart she had found the letter that had started this, the one her parents had been arguing about weeks ago. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z “Not yet. We’ve been arguing about what to call her for weeks.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Ten seconds ago I was asleep, arguing with the Skipper and Mary Ann about what to have for dinner. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But there had been real debate, with Cora agitating for the train and Caesar arguing for the local potential. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “What are they arguing about? Do you know?” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z That was the strange thing: arguing was all they ever did. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The arguing raged on late into the night. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The guest room was full of uncles arguing. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z And then finally he comes clean, arguing his case. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z As much as I wanted to educate those girls about my reality, I knew it wasn’t worth arguing with ignorance. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z They broke off from Laila, and, still arguing this way, turned in to their street. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z They turned and went arguing back to the pool hall and I hurried out of the neighborhood. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Worn down by the arguing, one black man considered giving in to conservative white demands. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I’ve spent so much of my life trying to avoid Amá because we always end up arguing over stupid, petty things. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He paused and then said he wanted the parties to submit written briefs arguing what ruling he should make. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z We had actively tried to block these executions, mostly by arguing about the way the executions were being carried out. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It had now been two days since Jawad Sahib visited our home and my parents began arguing without end. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z When her mother was arguing with Daniel, the contractor. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Then Constantin and the Russian girl interpreter and the whole bunch of black and white and yellow men arguing down there behind their labeled microphones seemed to move off at a distance. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z There ain’t no arguing with him once he’s got his mind set like this. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z So she set about clearing out the house, arguing with the intruders as she shouted at them, and by four in the afternoon she was successful. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Let’s stop arguing for two minutes in here. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to stay and look for Deza and her mother but it was too hard to hear all the people crying and arguing. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z As usual, the only thing their arguing did was make them both madder. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z They made haste tucking into their dinners, playing cards, paging newspapers, and arguing loud about the British soldiers and their navy and taxes and a war. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z We rushed outside and found the other passengers wandering around in a daze, arguing with the driver, or running around in circles yelling, “Were going to die!” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “You need rest. All this arguing isn’t good for you.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Just as he said this, they heard arguing in the distance. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Lily and Snape were walking across the castle courtyard, evidently arguing. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She put her hands on her hips and hooked her head toward the kitchen, their arguing place. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “Okay,” Teresa said—Thomas knew she was too smart to waste time arguing about it. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Her line of sight led straight to Drew, who was arguing with Erin a half-court bounce pass away. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Once he asked me suddenly as we sat mulling over the pumpkins, “Leah, do you know what they spent the last Bible convention in Atlanta arguing about?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z "Some argument. One time I was over this guy's house and his folks got to arguing about cigarettes, and first thing you know they were throwing bottles." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I could hear the villagers talking—or was it arguing? Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Babou glowered at the cashier and started arguing about the price of admission. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you find out instead of arguing about it now?” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he'd roll up his sleeves, pick up whatever they were arguing the opposite of, and not leave the ring until both of them were battered into mute agreement.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I don’t know what a fight between me and Dylan would look like because arguing has never been our thing. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z I didn’t feel like arguing, though it made me mad. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Aru was so distracted by their arguing that it took a while before she felt Mini tugging on her sleeve. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Mr. Grant didn't notice my late arrival—he was too busy arguing with one of the other students. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z How long do I have before Bryce and Aurora burst out of our bedroom arguing about something? The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Even with all the barking, I can hear people arguing in the lobby. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z But there was no arguing with a father like the first Earl of Cork. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z And even if they did start arguing with each other about the implications of the NeuroLink’s manipulation, their lives now revolve around it. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Pong fumed at the oily man but climbed into the boat without arguing. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z A member of Parliament, arguing against the stamp tax, said that the colonists, who had no representatives in Parliament, were being burdened with a tax they had not voted on. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I was spending more and more of my time arguing with my friends, and all because of that hairball. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z She looked a little green, though Leo wasn’t sure if that was from the rocking of the boat or from arguing. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The captain, who described himself as “a redneck,” was arguing for due process. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z He felt responsible for their argument, even though he knew that Nali and Uncle Jet were not arguing because of something he did. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z A Fairfax newspaper published an editorial arguing that the bombing was beyond comprehension—“beyond our power to realize that humans would stoop so low.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I shake my head, not believing I’m already arguing with this lady and I haven’t worked here two minutes. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Feral had been studying the game board, chin sunk in hand, but he looked up now with just his eyeballs, surprised to hear Sarai arguing with Minya. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I heard them arguing with one another, heard some of them agree that it would be worth it if they could get me once and for all. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I used to listen to you arguing that same thing with Clevinger. And look what happened to him. Right inside that cloud.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z But that night, after I was supposed to be asleep, I heard Mother and Daddy arguing again. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I follow her through the double doors where Adam and Kim are arguing with an orderly. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She seemed pretty impressed with my arguing back at her like that. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Streams of people brushed past us, and with the loud bargaining, the laughter, the arguing, and the honking of cars in the distance, everything felt like it was merging into one beating pulse. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He was a brilliant talker, and when he was arguing some difH- cult point he had a way of skipping from side to side and whisking his tail which was somehow very persuasive. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Some guys were running a full-court game but there was too much arguing and cursing going on. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Only this time they had been arguing about my artwork. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z "What in the world are you guys arguing about?" The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I asked hopelessly, careful not to give the impression I was arguing. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z When my family came to visit, their arguing and laughing and singing and shouting echoed through the quiet halls. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Annie Demetrios, in a pair of bright orange sweatpants, was arguing with a woman Ivy assumed must be her mother because they looked so much alike. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z In that case, yes, I do want to be like an impolite white person, but I just shut my mouth because it’s not worth arguing about. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z That night I kept waking to hear Mother and Mr. Freeman arguing. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He whipped his head back so fast to the card game the brothers were arguing over that Steve appeared to have momentarily laid down before bouncing back upright. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z But Mrs. Richardson, he could see, felt it was a generous gesture, so instead of arguing, he made a point of speaking to Mia on her first morning in the house. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It doesn’t mean they were arguing, which is what it might sound like. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The pixies were electric blue and about eight inches high, with pointed faces and voices so shrill it was like listening to a lot of budgies arguing. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z She might love it—no arguing that way. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z As we followed the southward curve of Lake Shore Drive, passing bicyclists and runners on the pedestrian pathways, I was arguing silently with myself. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Her steps quickened at the rumblings of arguing male voices that echoed off the stones as they neared a bend. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z They lost in the lower courts, so they appealed to the Supreme Court, arguing that the federal protections of a citizen’s right to vote superseded any state law that says otherwise. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z John asked, since we’d all agreed a few weeks ago—after much arguing—to play “The Final Countdown” by Europe at the spring concert. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z The cake is on its own table, the little cousins clustered around it, arguing over who will get what slice. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Vincent and Gauguin have been drinking and talking, arguing electrically about art. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The girl next to me was arguing with someone on hers. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z But the worst difficulty is maintaining silence when thirteen people are arguing all the time. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “We should at least let her show off her skills before arguing over the appropriateness of a female illusionist.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z My mom was out in the hall, arguing with the doctors in Philly on her cell phone. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Only mass education, he used to say, would free my people, arguing that an educated man could not be oppressed because he could think for himself. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s no time for arguing! Press on, press on!” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z I keep hammering away at Didu's new churchgoing habit, arguing and lecturing every chance I get. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Mr. A. H— stands in a shadowy corner, and even with the distance and the shadows Tara can tell that he is arguing with someone she cannot see. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z But after arguing with Gauguin for weeks, he finally capitulates. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z But there was no arguing with Mami, who, in those days, was always right. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z In arguing that Indians died at anomalously high rates from European diseases, are researchers claiming that they were somehow uniquely vulnerable? 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Aristotelian philosophers thought that all true knowledge could be expressed in syllogistic form, arguing from indisputable premises to undeniable conclusions, all based on Evidence-Perspicuity. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Which is why when Mom and Dad start arguing, he doesn’t hear them, either.Mom shouts Get a checkup. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z I totally know this, yet apparently I prefer to bang my head against the wall over and over because I think arguing can change my mother’s mind. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z In Du Bois’s view, Washington’s public statements arguing that poor education and bad choices were responsible for the plight of former slaves ignored the damage wrought by caste and threatened to rationalize the entire system. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z They could talk from dusk to dawn, arguing about books. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The tiredness in her voice says there’s no use arguing. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z “Men love to pursue questions without answers merely for the sake of arguing. It is what they do best. Ignore him, Chaya, a rabbi he is not.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not arguing, Adam. You realize that with your temperature, your life is in danger? Okay? Your actual life? We need to give the antibiotics a chance to work.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Adam said petulantly, “I’m not helpless, Lee. Stop arguing.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “My duty to my country comes first. Now please everybody stop arguing with me.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well. . . You seen that boy who delivers the afternoon paper? They got to arguing over whether he has a sweetheart. You know how girls can be.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z As the analysts fall back into arguing about this year’s newest players, I swallow a wave of jealousy. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I didn’t have the heart to keep arguing. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z In less than a minute, I can hear her and Hildy arguing again, trying to keep their voices down. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z And I said, “Like strangers. Or like the sound of people arguing.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z They were arguing about whether or not Shakespeare really wrote Shakespeare’s plays. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z He was arguing that Dr. Strayer’s testimony would run afoul of a rule preventing him from suggesting a legal conclusion to the jury. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z After another minute or so of arguing, I give up and head back down to the cinema. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Will’s sisters were already in their usual spots at the kitchen table, arguing over the positioning of a cereal box for the best viewing, when he made his way down for breakfast. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z It is against this position that he appears to be arguing here. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Chuck shrugged as if they were arguing over what to have for breakfast. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Della Mae Justice stands before the jury in the Pike County Courthouse, arguing that her client’s land in Greasy Creek Hollow was illegally grabbed when the neighbors expanded their cemetery behind her home. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z They’ve barely noticed that I’m there, more intent on calling out to their mother and arguing about who’s going higher on the swings. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “What were you two arguing about, before?” asked Shadow. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z There is no arguing with him, since he can see the enemy and I can’t. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z There was, for a time, a citywide integration movement to bus kids to new schools, but Bryn Mawr parents had successfully fought it off, arguing that the money was better spent improving the school itself. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z On the other hand, if you’re arguing against someone about what to do in the future, find something in the past with which to discredit him. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Think about the absurdity of brushing your teeth, of arguing with your mother over the appropriateness of what you’re wearing to school, of homework, of grade-point averages and boyfriends and hot school lunches. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z But there is plenty of scope for arguing with ‘is’ statements, and one could hardly describe them as stubborn or powerful. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Doug jogged off through the kitchen; it was no use arguing that there was no school tomorrow, just track practice. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw a show last night with a bunch of scientists arguing over what the signs will be when the world is coming to an end. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z And there was no arguing over who would do the talking. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, in Sir Palomides' room, where the door was kept locked, there was such a stitching and snipping and painting and arguing as had seldom been known before. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z A huddle of teenagers in pajamas was arguing vociferously a little way along the path. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z ‘It’s no good arguing about it any more,’ said Merry. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z But suddenly two large ladies stepped out of a cafe, laughing and arguing. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z My dad begged the soldiers to take him instead of Heritage, arguing that his son was too young, but they didn’t listen. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He always turns the volume way up when Amá and I are arguing, as if he’s trying to drown us out. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I pulled my pillow and blanket out into the hall whenever the Rosenblum girls were arguing, which seemed like all the time now. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z As before, archaeologists became gun-shy about arguing that Indians arrived in the Americas before the canonical date. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Hearing them now, arguing with each other across the years, I have the impulse to shout at them: “Look at him. There, down there! Look at Charlie. He has to go to the toilet!” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z A couple months ago I’d been arguing over food court bourbon chicken that colored denim was a sin. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The whole mob began arguing while Narcissus stared at the lake, ignoring them. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “When they were arguing she was really screaming at him but after he left she was crying all over the place.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z He seemed to understand this, and sometimes he would catch my eye from across the room when other people were heatedly talking or arguing and nod affirmingly. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I decide it’s not worth arguing, and I let her take me down into the kitchen. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z When I came downstairs for breakfast, Mom and Dad were arguing. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Their arguing reached such a pitch that he stopped the truck and ordered her out. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z But Joe was readier with his definition than I had expected, and completely stopped me by arguing circularly, and answering with a fixed look, “Her.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Nelida Grau yells from the third row, and in an instant the spectators are on their feet, arguing in every direction. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z On one such lazy, hot summer night Granny, my mother, and Aunt Addie were sitting on the front porch, arguing some obscure point of religious doctrine. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z My parents were good enough to take a time-out from arguing to answer it, and my mom hollered up the stairs that the call was for me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Grampa looked a little mad, and I didn’t want to be arguing with him during my last days in Greenwood, but selling that truck made no sense. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Laura and Jonah start arguing about how to split up the project, so I decide to ask Roger a few questions. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z "Here we are, arguing about how to rest and eat and pray...these little things...What right do we have..." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She protested, arguing that “feebleness unfitted her,” but she reluctantly agreed to serve with support from her vice president, Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Each resident seemed to be making some contribution, however small, to the general cacophony of dropping pots, booming television sets, arguing voices, screaming children, and slamming doors. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The other day he cracked me up with a story about him and his best friend arguing over some sports team. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z By the time he’d bumped up the hill I’d be waiting on the lawn, and before he could get out I’d be in the jeep, arguing with him about my seatbelt. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z People came and went, working at various jobs, arguing loudly. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When the light from the arching overhead windows shifts, Tara can see who Mr. A. H— is arguing with. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z ‘Look here—Mrs. Lapham said Dusty was to go and ...’ ‘Get along with you. Don’t you go arguing with me.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Belet was arguing with her mother—I think it was about the dolphins in the swimming pool. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z But he knew it was no use arguing with Mama. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The two guards were arguing, and as they were so absorbed, Dustfinger plucked up his courage, took a few rapid steps, and disappeared down the alley beside Capricorn’s house. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z They were arguing about the telegram that had just arrived from the attorney general. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Ivy remembered arguing with her, telling her that being trapped in a dark dungeon would be an adventure. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z A few weeks ago my parents were arguing in their bedroom with the door closed. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z I disagreed, arguing that a Halloween party for local kids and military families who’d never seen the White House before was a perfectly appropriate use for a tiny slice of the Social Office’s entertaining budget. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z As they walked away, they could hear her arguing with the nurse. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z I knew there were bound to be tricks I didn’t know anything about arguing on the air. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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